The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3702, 5 January 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1891.

The discussion at the meeting of tho . Masterton Town Lands Trust on Fri--3 day evening last, though somewhat ' heated, was useful, as it places clearly ' before the people the position taken up r by the School Committees with respect to their claim for a grant-in-aid. We hope further to have on the part - of the Trustees some distinct declaration of policy with respect to school subsidies. As yet they have made ' none, and until they do so the public 1 can hardly judge fairly the issue I between them and the Cowiaitteas. ' They are bound by law to give a substantial portion of their revenue ;■? the purposes of general public education, and they should say plainly what portion of tb«ir income tbey intend appropriating to this purpose and the principles on which they will allocate it. The framers of the Act are responsible for the peculiarity of the phrase general public edueation, this being just tho purpose for which the Colony is- supposed to make an ample provision, and the Trust Act L simply provides that the Trustees shall help the Colony. We cannot see how the Trustees can under their own act avoid appropriating money lo do work which is already within certain limits provided for out of the olonial Exchequer. The money spent much more usefully if it were appfC, n,ia ted to establishing a school of horticulture ? l% a school of agriculture, but then would inbuJl 1 tions like these be in conformity with : the express provision general public ' education ? We regard the Act as bad, ' and the way in which it was framed explains its defect, but still it is the \ law, and the Trustees are bound to ; administer it according, not to their own ideas, but as far as possible in harmony with its plain but exceedingly unwise specification. The case . made out by the School Committees for an annual grant >s a strong one unless the Trustees can show that the money can be better applied on some other basis within the plain meaning of the Act. We do not attach much ' importance to the argument raised by the Chairman of (he Trust with respect to the Government Auditor, for if an imprest supply were giver) to the School Committees tomorrow, anu iliey gave vouchers for its expenditure, the exigencies of the audit department would be f"lly met, nor do we attach great weight to the effort made to prevent the Trust funds from doing work which ought • to fall on the shoulders of the EduTfViard, because the. Trust Act puts the Trustee-. ' \ *b6o!utelj on t lis point, as it ij! - -' mandatory in the direction of making ~ tberado the work o*fl^£ducation h

Beard. The Trustees are bound to apend a substantial portion of their revenue on genera! public education, and it is for thera to declare how much they wiil spend thereon and tlie principle upon which they will distribute th<j sum which they apportion. To frittt-r the amount a.vay in small doles would, we need hardly say, be an absurdity ! If the Trustees can indicate some educational purpose, separate and distinct from the services provided for by the Board, which will come within the meaning general public educatiou,tbey may be justified in refusing to meet the wishrs of the School Committees. Still, even if they decide to abandon the old plan of subsidising schools, the public would, we think, approve of their relieving the Committees from existing embarrassments when "cutting the painter." On the other hand if the Trustees have not in comteuiplalionn specific appropriation of that proportion of their funds which can be claimed for the general publkeducation,they might reasonably continue to allocate theoi amongst the schools, of the district. The Chairman of the Trust is an able public man, who appears animated by a commendable desire to conserve the interests of the Trust and to adopt such a course as will n-.ake a safe precedent for future dealings with its revenue. He has not, himself, yet intimated the course that the Trust will finally adopt with respect to ths application recently made to it. The matter is under consideration, and the claim made is too strong a one to be altogether ignored. The letter of the act is in favor of the claim, but as we have pointed out, the letter is absurd, inasmuch as it pledges the funds of th? Trust to a service for which the Government is responsible. The Chairman evidently desires to administer thera in such a way as to avoid thisiueousistency, but if the pliin. liberal meaning of the act is against the views he takes, we fail to see how he can give effect to it. At the annual meeting held in 1888, it was decidod,after an exhaus five discussion, to eliminate the word " primary," which was then proposed to be introduced into the Bill, in specifying the character of the education which was to be benefitted, but the expressed intention of the public on this point was subsequently ignored. At that time Mr Lowes was in favor of limiting the expenditure of the Trust to primary schools, arguing that the fact of the Government knowing that the Masterton people had a rrivate subsidy to their public schools would not influence them in cutting down their grants as some people asserted. In 1888 Mr Lowes and Mr Hogg fought strenuously for the Trust grants to be limited to primary schools, but were overruled by a public meeting. They gained their poiut in a measure by subsequently changing the phraseology of the Act so that it would admit of their wishes in favor of primary! schools being carried out. Hence we got the peculiar definition of general public education. The purport ot the phrase was undoubtedly to enable the Trustees to vote subsidies to our public schools.

The defection of Commissioner Frank Smith from the Salvation Army is destroying all chances of success for General Booth's scheme. Latest advices from London state that Wellington mutton is being sold at 3|d per pound. The market is depressed.

A situation as indoor manservant is advertised for,

A ladies l bag, lost on the Upper Plain, is advertised for by Mr E. H. Waddington.

Tho new meeting house at the Table Lands was opened by Te Ktoti on New Year's Day with great festivity. Mr Georpe Heron has been appointed a member of the Maßterton Licensing Bench, cur Mr E. McEwen, resigned. A resident of L'anevirke has applied for a patent for an improved »ppatatus for washing floors. We were alwayß under the impression that woman could not be improved upon! The re-appointtnpnt of Mr VV, A. Fitzherbert as a member of the Welliuq. ton Land' Board is gazetted. A fire has boen raging on the East Coast for some days, and has done considerable damage.

A sculling race over the Parraniatta course was rowed on Friday between Stephenson and Dutch, resulting id a victory for the New Zealander, who finished iu the fast time of 19min 58i seOßi

" Puff," in the JSeeuiiuj Press, says:— A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Eketahuna yesterday- Some unwary special correspondent took a drink of Eketahuna whisky, I expect! He would either think he had been struck by lightning, or that there were earthquakes around ! It's the real thing, and no mistake. The Chinese residents of this district celebrated their Christmas yesterday with the usual fostivity, the pyrotechnic displays being exceptionally good. A. requisition is being signed in Pahiatua, rivging the Education Board not to remove Mr, Yeats from that district. The settlers in the Masterton Mindanao Special Settlement held a very eujoyable picnic on Christmas Day. Families from all parts of the block attended, The Government inteud, if they remain in office, to introduce again next session the Bankruptcy Bill which was read a first time last session. Captain Russell is also determined to persevere with his defence scheme if he has a seat iu the Cabinet. He contented himself with outlining his proposals m the last Parliament but intends to put them, on the next opportunity, into practical shape and take the scheme to a vote. The dam oh ihc property of Measr. Williams and Beetham, Landsdown. 18 now a great source of attraction, and i B visited tin Sundays by hundreds of residents. The large sheet of water conserved imparts a lesson to settlers in the district on irrigation which it would be well to learn. The layin?of pipes is not \S*- completed, but when the scheme is in full working order the benefits to th 9 property will soon be visible.

It is dilneuii; to say just at present which of the candidates in the Masterton district for Parliamentary honours will be successf al, but it is quite true, so far as South Wairarapa is cont cemed, that K Kairbrother &Son, of Car erton, offer the best quality of goods at lowest prices. —Advt.

Wanted, all ladies to see our lae shipment for tho season of white em broidered muslin robes, very choicei from 8s (id to 42s at To Aro House, . Wanted, aye wanted, j;1I the ladies of the city to visit their show room and select from the most beautfful assortment in the city their hats from 3d to la each, at Te Aro House. Wantep, all mothers to see our picnic hate for the girls from 2d to Od oaph, and our Boys straw hats from 3d to Is each, at Te Aro House. Wanted, aye wanted, 500 customers for ladies beaded visites at 2s lid, summer ulsters at 4sU4a»<J 7«od. jersev'2 -it 2s lid, -is lid, garibaldies 2*: 2s Od, 2s lid. 3s od, print skirts at la lid, felt skirts at Is lid, dust cloaks new styles Bs;jd, lUa Ad, at Te Aro House. Wanted, everyone £o see buyi 4-button superior quality, usual price Is lld^^^^OOJ the^^^^^^h^d^a^^^Bfl at Te AroT^^^^^^^^^^^^J

Messrs Lowes and lornß announce their next stock sale for the 14th inst.

A sandy coloured terrier pup is advertised as lost by Mr A. Elkliia, of the Club Hotel.

Slavin, the pugilist, was declared a bankrupt in Loudon on December 17th,

At the Wellington Caledonian Sport 8 on Saturday, W. Dalton won the tossin o the <:aber event with the greatest ease, Te Kooti and his followers passed through Carterton this morning and reached Masterton about midday, on their return from Lower Valley. They will make a halt at the Te Ore Ore Pah.

There will be no parade of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers this week. Entrie for the Association meeting at Napier must be sent into the Secretary at once.

We learn by wiro to-day that Occident and Tempest have been scratched for all engagements at the forthcoming Wellington race meeting.

Crime in England is diminishing. During recent years 57 out of 113 English prisons have been closed. The programme for the annual sports of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies, to be held on the Park Oyal on January 22nd, appears in our advertising columns to-day.

The angling season in this district has now fairly set in. and the knights of the rod aie hrving some very good sport. The rivers and streams, uothwithstandm? the depredations of the poacher, appear to be aiive with the finny creation. It is not often that a bank manager, "files," but Mr. R. C. Tennant of Auckland has found that pressure of oircumstancos or rather creditors has necessitated him taking that course.

i or the quarter ending December 3lst six bankruptcies were recorded in the Waharapa. For the same quarter last year the record was nine.

Twenty two persons were, last week, granted letters of naturalisation, under The Aliens Act, 1880, in various parts ot the Colony. A mysterious mortality amongst horses has set in in this district, tully half a dozen haviig died in the neighs borhood of Maßterton during the past week. The disease, which is unknown to veterinary surgeons, appears to be infectious.

A petition from sheep owners of this district, praying that the operations of clause 7 of the Sheep Act (which necessitates wool brandmg)be suspended is to be sent in to the Sheep Department in a few days. Wo understand a similar petition from the South Wairarapa has alreidy been scut in. Complaints have reached us ol the ! almost impassable state of the footpath in Lincoln road, caused by the overflow of water from the channels. As an overflow has also occurred at the lower end of Queen Street, the Borough Council should take prompt steps to have the nuisance abated. The Carterton Oddfellows are to have a " Purple Lecture" at their Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge on some date about the third week of this month. Past Provincial Grand Master Brother D. P. Loasby, of Greytown, will conduct the ceremony. There has only been one nreyioi's celebration of the kind in Carterton, and that was over four years ago. Several brethreu who have passed through the various chairs will be candidates for the purple degree on this occasion.

Eeferring to the missing ship Dunedin, a Press Association telegram in the Wellington Evening frm makes a startling, and no less amusing announcement. It aays : —" Captain Cracoft. of tbeKakaia, reports having heard from the skipper of a vessel in London that his bhip was in company with the Dunedin off Capo Horn, and that a heavy girl springing up, the vessels separated, and the Dunodin has not since been seen." The mystery is solved 1 Very little doubt can remain but that the Dunodin has eloped -with the girl. A horrible discovery was made at the Spencer Street (Melbourne) railway station on Tuesday evening, when the body of a fully developed child was dis covered in a locked up leather bag, which was found in an empty railway carriage on the sth inst, and kept in the missii.g parcels office till it became so obnoxious that it had to he thrown out. It was placed in the ash bin, where some passcrsby who thought thev had a prize, cut the bag open, which led to the discovery named. The matter is in the hands of the detectives. The Ashbarton Guardian says . !'Qu June 23rd, 1889, Mrs F, Parker (Buckinghamshire) sought her son George who had gone to New Zealand in 1872. He, seeing the enquiry (reprinted by a New Zealand paper), wrote to his mother from and they renewed their correspondence. Now comes the intelligence that George Parker left Oaniaru, to return home, on March 19th, is the ship Dunedin, and he and the ship are, it is feared, at the bottom of the Pacific." At the usual halfyearly summoned meeting of the Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge of Oddfellows, at Carterton, on Saturday evening, there was a large attendance ot members, 13ro P, A, Ericksen presided. The following officere were elected for the ensuing halfyear. Bro, T. Sparks, N. G ; Bro, Geo Bowles, V. G ; Bro, J. H. Wakelin RjJZ. to N. G ; Bro, P. Molloy, R. S. to Y. G ; Bro, J. T. Manning, P. S; (re elo d); Bro, C. H. Kobinaon treas. ur re (re eleoted); Sick stewards, Bros, Rut utler, and J- Fensham ; Auditors, Br° s , J. Bairstow, and J. H, Wakelin j Dr- Johnston,, Surgeon, (re elected).

A oase of some interest to chemist i waß heard in the Magistrate's Court, Auckland, a few days ago. Counsel for the defendant in a case brought to recover a debt to a chemist, moved for a nonsuit, on the ground that the medicines had not been prescribed by a duly qualified ruedjcal man. Jic Giles said, hp ootild. not overrido the Medical Practitioners Act, which laid down that when a chemist himself prescribed for a pernon who came to his shop, and then sold the person the medicines prescribed, he could not recover the price of the medicine sold. The authorities seemed to be conclusive on that point. He also held that the word "medicines" in the Act included surgical applicances, which the plaintiff had supplied. Jt s'a.erne'd to" him therefore \ that the plaintiff was absolutely debarred by the Act from recovering. He was aware that it was a common thmg for chemiatß to prescribe, and the uiedicil profession did not discountenance it. In many simple cases it would cause great in convenience if the provisions of the Act were strictly enforcod in every ca s e, and the good sense of tho doctors, chemists and their customers preveu ted any great difficulty arising. He m ust nonsuit the plaintiff, but he did not think )t was a case for cpste. The defendant had received' the plaintiffs m edicines and nothing had been paid on fca e bill. Under the ciroumstan ces h e 3 ould not allow costs to the defendant.

By far the largest and most attractive display of new Summer Millinery, Drese goods and fancy Drapery is now on view at the Bon Marche. Messrs L J Hooper and Co have this day received their second shipment for the season, comprising all the latest styles and fashions. English and French millinery, Summer Hats and Bonnets, Pretty and Stylish Jackets, Visites, Mantles, li»ce Caps, Dust Cloaks, New Fashionable p.csS T Materials, Pongees, Prints, Zephyrs, Muslins, Parasols, Ribbons Embroidery Edging and Insertions, Hosiery aud gloves &c &o. The Clothing and gentlemen's Mercery epartiuent at the #on Marche is fully stocked -\vith new goods tor the season.A large assortment of-Men's, Yquih'.s and Boy's Clothing manufactured from New Zealand tweeds. Thb Clothing manufactured for the Bon Marche is well-known. Tj J Hooper and Co offer better value in .1 • i » —♦♦■hamuiy other House in this department .. J ... a , fc the colony, Their suits to me. ** . 50s are perfect wonders for price, fit auu finish. L J Hooper and Co are now showing a splendid collection of Mens Hard and Soft Felt Hats all shapes, sMbus ■Uk washing scarfs, white, oxford Tflm Shirts, Panama aud Straw H»t 4 T of eeutkffiecCv w^J

The sum of £3 was won by the ! Masterton Rifle Volunteers at the Rifle Association meeting recently held in Wellington. Over fifteen hundred acres of bush have been felled in the Wellington Special Settlement duriug the last two years, besides fencing and building. Twelve hundred B heep and fifty head of cattle went down from the Wairarapa by this morning's train. They wew consigned to Wellington for freezing purposes. To-morrow's train will take down a further consignment of sheep —•this time from Carterfo.n-onethousand from Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H Ft, and four hundred bought hy the Gear Company. These are "freezers" also.

It has so metnnes happened (says the Auckland Star) that a debtor has given a cheque for an amount slightly larger than the funds available to meet it. If the cheque iR given for £5 and there is only £4 to the debtor's account it mi?ht be worth while for the cheque-holder to Day in the extra £1 so as to decrease the indebtedness. A correspondent of the Star, j however, shows that this manoeuvre is not always successful. A debtor had given a cheque for £SO, and the wary creditor thought when it was marked JS. S. F. he would manage to be even with the debtor. Ho enquired how much the account was short, but the bank refused to answer without the depositor's authority. Nothing daunted, the creditor started piying in £5 without result. Then he paid in more and more and at last he came to the conclusion that he must pay in the ■whole £SO before he got his money back. Accordingly ho paid the whole amount and presented the cheque again. The cheque was returned N. S. F. as before. The wily creditor had simply been helping to pay off his debtor's overdraft.